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2749:"Retired CSM Basil Plumley dies, Fort Benning mourns loss"
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Army HR Memo about Awards and Decorations for CSM Plumley
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661:WW2 - Korea - Vietnam would be a CIB with 2 Stars.
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2936:United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War
2017:Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm
478:and leader in the 1992 book about this battle,
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2882:Moore, Harold G.; Galloway, Joseph L. (1994).
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374:for over three decades, rising to the rank of
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459:He fought in Vietnam with the 1st Battalion,
2931:United States Army personnel of World War II
2714:"Plumley, veteran of 3 wars, dies at age 92"
2159:Awards and decorations (Army memo from 2015)
1818:Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal
433:. His first was on June 6, 1944, during the
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484:. The book was the basis for the 2002 film
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2834:, Airborne In Normandy, 2015
2832:The Original Plumley Article
2691:CSM Plumley also received 3
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498:Basil Plumley served in the
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2604:Korea Defense Service Medal
1740:(for World War II service)
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2432:American Campaign Medal
2417:Army Good Conduct Medal
2369:Army Commendation Medal
1738:Belgian Croix de Guerre
1208:American Campaign Medal
1118:Army Good Conduct Medal
961:Army Commendation Medal
526:Personal life and death
502:between 1952 and 1953.
439:Operation Market Garden
424:Operation Market Garden
274:Operation Market-Garden
246:101st Airborne Division
2683:Vietnam Campaign Medal
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1845:Vietnam Campaign Medal
1707:French Croix de Guerre
572:Awards and decorations
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416:82nd Airborne Division
376:Command Sergeant Major
238:82nd Airborne Division
224:Command Sergeant Major
2589:Vietnam Service Medal
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1517:Vietnam Service Medal
368:Basil Leonard Plumley
212:Years of service
2821:, Military.com, 2018
2728:on September 2, 2019
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1758:"Belgian Fourragère"
1245:, silver and bronze
874:or Oak Leaf Cluster
461:7th Cavalry Regiment
435:Invasion of Normandy
420:Invasion of Normandy
254:1st Cavalry Division
250:7th Cavalry Regiment
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2759:on October 13, 2012
1731:"French Fourragère"
2976:Battle of Ia Drang
2534:with service star
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558:Battle of Ia Drang
554:Joseph L. Galloway
538:In popular culture
469:Lieutenant Colonel
465:Battle of Ia Drang
388:Battle of Ia Drang
372:United States Army
269:Battle of Normandy
206:United States Army
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2110:
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1925:
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1898:
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1891:
1887:
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1870:
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1856:
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1842:
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1578:
1571:
1564:
1555:
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1542:
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1528:
1521:
1518:
1514:
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1502:
1496:
1489:
1480:
1474:
1467:
1464:(bronze star)
1458:
1452:
1445:
1442:
1438:
1434:
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1427:
1423:
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1416:
1413:
1409:
1407:
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1399:
1395:
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1388:
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1378:
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1343:
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1300:
1293:
1286:
1277:
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1264:
1257:
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1236:
1232:
1229:
1225:
1222:
1218:
1215:
1211:
1209:
1205:
1201:
1198:
1195:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1182:
1179:
1171:
1165:
1161:
1153:
1147:
1143:
1135:
1129:
1125:
1123:
1119:
1115:
1111:
1106:
1100:
1093:
1088:
1082:
1075:
1070:
1064:
1057:
1054:
1050:
1047:
1038:
1032:
1025:
1018:
1011:
1008:(no oak leaf)
1004:
1000:
991:
985:
978:
971:
964:
962:
958:
955:
947:
941:
937:
928:
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894:
886:
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876:
873:
869:
865:
862:
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847:
840:
831:
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811:
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789:
782:
775:
772:
768:
764:
760:
757:
753:
750:
746:
743:
739:
737:
733:
730:
727:(no oak leaf)
723:
719:
710:
704:
697:
688:
682:
675:
673:
669:
665:
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651:
647:
638:
634:
625:
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566:film adaption
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391:
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334:
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282:
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34:This article
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2761:. Retrieved
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2742:
2732:September 2,
2730:. Retrieved
2726:the original
2717:
2708:
2331:with bronze
2307:Purple Heart
2202:Glider Badge
2122:(1 oak leaf)
2100:(2 oak leaf)
2071:(1 oak leaf)
1935:Netherlands
1908:Glider Badge
1711:World War II
1441:service star
1439:with bronze
1053:Purple Heart
670:with bronze
610:
605:
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564:in the 2002
543:
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529:
516:Fort Benning
508:World War II
504:
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443:Purple Heart
428:
409:
397:
390:in Vietnam.
380:World War II
367:
366:
325:Purple Heart
293:
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264:World War II
260:Battles/wars
176:(2012-10-10)
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43:Please help
38:verification
35:
18:
2916:2012 deaths
2911:1920 births
2789:October 11,
2763:October 10,
2693:fourragères
2419:(8 awards)
2239:Silver Star
1947:no picture
1941:no picture
655:(1st award,
642:(3rd award,
629:(2nd award,
562:Sam Elliott
548:by Lt. Gen
512:Vietnam War
492:Sam Elliott
384:Vietnam War
313:Silver Star
295:Vietnam War
141:Plumley at
2905:Categories
2893:1853105023
2700:References
771:"V" Device
556:about the
394:Early life
290:Korean War
157:1920-01-01
143:West Point
71:newspapers
2329:Air Medal
2143:not worn
2042:matching
2011:matching
1944:not worn
1919:not worn
1902:matching
1871:matching
1830:not worn
1812:matching
1713:service)
1701:matching
1660:not worn
1431:matching
1396:matching
1233:matching
1112:matching
868:Air Medal
761:matching
550:Hal Moore
472:Hal Moore
332:Spouse(s)
215:1942–1974
101:July 2024
2783:Fox News
1753:unclear
1743:unclear
1726:unclear
1716:unclear
510:and the
382:and the
200:Service/
2753:WTVM-TV
520:Georgia
448:During
352:
344:
340:
284:Germany
145:in 2010
85:scholar
2890:
309:Awards
202:branch
188:Buried
183:, U.S.
166:, U.S.
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2507:clasp
2469:with
1709:(for
1406:clasp
1241:with
1120:with
870:with
769:with
611:notes
346:(
342:
279:Rhine
92:JSTOR
78:books
2888:ISBN
2791:2012
2765:2012
2734:2019
1199:n/a
1189:n/a
552:and
422:and
230:Unit
220:Rank
171:Died
151:Born
64:news
2718:CNN
476:NCO
426:.
327:(2)
47:by
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